Package: python3.5-minimal Version: 3.5.1-7 Severity: normal When updating a long-due Sid system, dpkg processes away until it gets stuck at this package:
(...) Setting up libllvm3.7:amd64 (1:3.7.1-2) ... Setting up libcupsppdc1:amd64 (2.1.3-3) ... Setting up python3.5-minimal (3.5.1-7) ... I interrupted apt-get and launched it again, and got to the same point; I have let this sit for about half an hour. The process tree gives me: 29022 pts/22 S 0:00 \_ bash 23581 pts/22 S+ 0:00 \_ dpkg --configure -a 23821 pts/22 S+ 0:00 \_ /bin/sh /var/lib/dpkg/info/python3.5-minimal.postinst configure 3.5.1-5 23823 pts/22 S+ 0:00 \_ update-binfmts --import python3.5 I was able to get the system to continue installation only by killing (-9) update-binfmts, although of course all Python-depending packages complain on python3.5-minimal being unconfigured. Launching again, with just a small amount of pending packages, yields the same result: # dpkg --configure -a Setting up python3.5-minimal (3.5.1-7) ... Killed dpkg: error processing package python3.5-minimal (--configure): subprocess installed post-installation script returned error exit status 137 dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python3-minimal: python3-minimal depends on python3.5-minimal (>= 3.5.1-2~); however: Package python3.5-minimal is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing package python3-minimal (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python3.5: python3.5 depends on python3.5-minimal (= 3.5.1-7); however: Package python3.5-minimal is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing package python3.5 (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of python3-uno: python3-uno depends on python3.5; however: Package python3.5 is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing package python3-uno (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured dpkg: dependency problems prevent configuration of libreoffice: libreoffice depends on python3-uno (>= 4.4.0~beta2); however: Package python3-uno is not configured yet. dpkg: error processing package libreoffice (--configure): dependency problems - leaving unconfigured Errors were encountered while processing: python3.5-minimal python3-minimal python3.5 python3-uno libreoffice -- System Information: Debian Release: stretch/sid APT prefers unstable APT policy: (500, 'unstable') Architecture: amd64 (x86_64) Kernel: Linux 4.2.0-1-amd64 (SMP w/4 CPU cores) Locale: LANG=en_US.UTF-8, LC_CTYPE=en_US.UTF-8 (charmap=UTF-8) Shell: /bin/sh linked to /bin/dash Init: systemd (via /run/systemd/system) Versions of packages python3.5-minimal depends on: ii libc6 2.22-2 ii libexpat1 2.1.0-7 ii libpython3.5-minimal 3.5.1-7 ii zlib1g 1:1.2.8.dfsg-2+b1 Versions of packages python3.5-minimal recommends: iu python3.5 3.5.1-7 Versions of packages python3.5-minimal suggests: ii binfmt-support 2.1.5-2 -- no debconf information